It is obviously way too soon to articulate possible recommendations; after all the strength of a task force is that we bring diverse perspectives and experiences to bear on the problem. However, for those of you who know me, you know that I am an advocate of resilience as foundational principal on how we should think about homeland security.
Predicting hurricanes – Homeland Security News Wire Scientists at Florida State University’s Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) have developed a new computer model that they hope will predict with unprecedented accuracy how many hurricanes will occur in a given season.
Kudos to Politico, and in particular Sarah Laskow of the Center for Public Integrity for their FRONT PAGE story in today’s issue on the perpetual and ongoing train-wreck that is Congressional oversight of the Department of Homeland Security. In the end though the only thing that matters is action. If that is the metric we have to use, the grade is obvious. It’s an F.
In a chance to turn the table on the media, a group from the private sector engaged in homeland security work were able to grill some top-notch beat reporters who cover homeland issues. One point of discussion that arose was that while DHS seems more low key and less visible than it was under the previous administration, many of the previous administration’s policies are being carried into the Obama era.
IG: Secure Border Initiative lacks effective oversight (7/10/09) — www.GovernmentExecutive.com Short staffed and under pressure to implement the Homeland Security Department’s high-profile program to improve border security known as the Secure Border Initiative, the Customs and Border Protection agency has made extensive use of contractor support services. So much so that contractors are doing inherently […]
The United States of America has been in a state of uninterrupted “elevated” alertness – or Yellow on the Department of Homeland Security’s color coded national advisory system – for nearly seven years now. Seven years straight of strained, eyeballing-fellow-passengers-on-airplanes, nerve-jangling elevated alertness. I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted. I can barely handle uninterrupted parenting for seven years straight, but looking down the grim kaleidoscope of yellows and oranges and reds – the primary colors of terrorism – is just too much. Will the government ever tell us we can relax?
By Jena Baker McNeill
The report recently issued by the Independent Task Force on U.S. Immigration Policy, an immigration reform effort sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, is not the first to tout legalization, and it probably won’t be the last. And while its ‘bi-partisan’ nature is certainly attractive, it doesn’t make legalization anymore than a costly amnesty.
Danny Sullivan: Registered Traveler Meltdown: Fraud Action Against Clear? Investigate the TSA? With an administration that’s trying to crack down on corporate abuses, such as misleading credit terms — shouldn’t someone consider punishing those at Clear for pushing a consumer product that seemed to have TSA backing when it had to be known the company […]
Immigration is once again creeping to the forefront of the national agenda. Decisions yesterday by DHS to implement E-Verify for federal contractors, on the one hand, while killing the Social Security “no match” letters to businesses on the other has sparked renewed and vigorous debate on worksite enforcement issues. What does this all mean for the business community?
Administration backs E-Verify, drops no-match | The Packer The Department of Homeland Security is backing the E-Verify system, in which employers must use the Internet to check on Social Security Administration Numbers of employees to see if they’re documented. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on July 8 also said the department is dropping […]
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